Cork for making bottles non-refillable.



No. 731,485. PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903. H. MELGHIOR.

CORK FOR MAKING BOTTLES NON-REFILLABLE. A IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 0v.19, 1901.

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HUGO MELOI-IIOR, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

CORK FOR MAKING BOTTLES NON-REFILLABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,485, dated June 23,1903.

Application filed November 18, 1901. Serial No. 82,670. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern/L- Beit known that I, HUGO MELCHIOR, a citizenof the United States, residing at' Omaha, in the county of Douglas andState of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOorks to Make Bottles Non- Refillable, which are fully set forth in thefollowing speciiication, reference being-had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 shows my saidnew device in plan or top view without the bottle-neck, the saine beinga sectional view on a horizontal plane taken just below the top of theshell c. Fig. 2 shows lny said device in a bottle' in longitudinalsection, together with the septum and diaphragms of the removed half inbroken outlines to show the relative positions of the said severalparts. Fig. 3 shows the tubular metallic shellc with its internaldiaphragm exposed by the removal of the semicylindrical cover fromitsplace on the cylinder c. Fig. 4 shows the cylindrical cover c' withits fixed diaphragme 'yg/and septum o turned half-way around, so as toshow its inside structure. Fig.

'5 shows the diaphragms y in top view; and

Fig. 6 shows the diaphragm w in top View, said diaphragms being shownseparated or drawn away from their common axis, so as to show theirentire structure and how they overlap.

Like letters of reference denote like parts in all figures.

The object of my invention is to construct a valved bottle-cork throughwhich fluids may l readily pass from the bottle, but to which nothingcan be returned by that same discharging-channel.

To attain said desirable ends, I construct my bottle and its said corkmechanism in substantially the following manner, namely: Within the neckof my bottle is a channel ot a., which extends, preferably, aroundtheentire circumference of the neck, and into said neck is placed a shellb, of cork, which surrounds a metallic shell c, which is provided with aconical valve-seat at its lower end, and into said seat is fitted acorrespondingly-coned valve e, seated in the Valve-seat h. Stems f andc' at the opposite ends of said valve guide and hold it within itsplace. A bracket-guide g, with a hole in its end, holds thefreely-passing valve-stem f, and the cross-bary onA the stem 'i catchesthe lower end of the valve-seat h to check the valve. Diagonally acrossthe tube c at about an angle of thirty degrees to the axis of said shellis secu red a diaphragm which extends radially beyond the opening c2 andthe axis of said tube c from :about a fifth to a third of the radius ofsaid cylinder, more or less, as circumstances may require. Saidextension or overlapping and interlocking of said diaphragms is clearlyindicated in Fig. l; also, in another form, equally clear, in Figs. 5and 6. Theopening c2 is closed with a cover c, having the same radius assaid shell, and therefore forms apart of said shell, and within saidshell are two parallel diaphragms y jij, having the same angle to theshell-axis as the diaphragm Each of said diaphragms also extends beyondthe axis of its shell in about the same proportion as was shown to bethe case with the diaphragm x, and the free edge of each of said4diaphragme is provided with one notch m,

and the free edge of the diaphragm a: is provided with two notches m.All of said notches are cut beyond a plane through and parallel to theshell-axis c. Avertical partition n eX- tends to the edges n of theparts y y and connects said parts. Thesaid part o may also extend beyondsaid edges y. The said parts a: and o are also notched at theirintersections with notches fr' and m2, and there may be several of saidseptums 'u in each half of said parts c and c. The object of saidpartitions is to present obstructions to efforts to :reach and tamperwith the valve e and to prevent the possible iniow of any liquids. Inconnection with said facts it is evident that the farther saiddiaphragme overlap the better, provided sufficient room is left for thefree outflow of liquid through the valve and between said interposedobstructions.`

Oppositely-pointing springs (Z in slots l in the cork shell b pass theirfree ends :into the annular groove a a and securely lock my saidmechanism into the neck of the bottle. A

common cork 7.o closes the top of the bottleneck and keeps my saidmechanism free from dust.

It is evident that by properly inverting my bottle its liquid contentswill flow through my said cork as freely as can be desired, but

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' pass into the bottle.

The spurs o of the diaphragm pass into the shell c', and the spurs o ofthe diaphragms y pass int-o the shell c, and thus hold the cover c inplacelaterally, while the cylindrical ends of the shell c hold saidcover in place longitudinally. Said notches m allow the overlapping ofsaid diaphragms, as shown and clearly indicatedin Figs. 5 and 6.

What I claim isl. The combination with a circumferentially-groovedbottle-neck, of a shell provided with locking-springs Whose free endsare in opposite top and bottom sides of said groove, a gravity-actingvalve, and two or more sets of overlapping diaphragms, notched at theirintersections, and inclined to the axis of said shell in aboutequal-angled opposite directions, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with a circumferentially-grooved bottle-neck, of acork-jacketed shell with locking-springs held in the top and bottomsides of said groove, a gravity-acting valve and two or more sets ofoverlapping diaphragms, notched at their intersections, and inclined tothe axis of said shell in opposite directions of about equal angles,substantially as specified. Y

3. The combination with a circumferentially-grooved bottle-neck, of ashell provided with locking-springs Whose free ends are in opposite topand bottom sides of said groove, a gravity-acting valve, and two or moresets of intersecting diaphragms with free edges provided With notches toreceive the opposite edge, of a diaphragm, substantially as specified.

HUGO MELOHIOR.. Witnesses:

GOTTLIEB KERN, HENRY W. BRACHOOGEL, R. D. PHILLIPS.

